From Governance to Value Creation: How Modern PMOs and P3Os Enable Strategic Success in an AI-Driven World
About
Project Management Offices (PMOs) and Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3Os) have evolved significantly from their traditional role as project monitoring and reporting functions. Today, successful organisations rely on PMOs to align projects and programmes with strategic objectives, optimise resource allocation, strengthen governance, manage risk, and maximise the value delivered through change initiatives.
This webinar explores how organisations can establish and develop PMOs that create measurable business value rather than simply providing administrative oversight. Drawing upon industry best practice, research findings, and real-world examples, the session will examine the different types of PMOs, their roles and responsibilities, and the organisational factors that influence their success.
The webinar will also discuss the future of PMOs in an increasingly digital environment, including the impact of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, automation, and evolving stakeholder expectations. Participants will gain practical insights into how PMOs can become strategic partners that enable organisational transformation and sustainable success.
Why Attend? (USPs)
Delegates will explore:
1. How to design and position a PMO/P3O that delivers strategic value rather than acting solely as a reporting or compliance function.
2. How to measure and demonstrate the value of PMOs through governance, benefits realisation, resource optimisation and stakeholder engagement.
What emerging technologies such as AI and digitalisation are transforming PMO practices and shaping the future of project delivery and organisational change.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
15 Oct 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Organiser
- Project Controls TN
Speakers
Dr Mohamed ElAgroudy
Programme Leader & PM/PMO/Contracts Expert - De Montfort University
Dr Mohamed ElAgroudy is Programme Leader for the MSc Project Management programme at De Montfort University, UK, and an experienced consultant, educator, and practitioner in project management, PMO/P3O, contracts, and risk management. He has extensive international experience across academia, consultancy, and industry, including project management assignments on major programmes in the UK and the Middle East. Dr ElAgroudy has delivered professional training and keynote presentations in more than 25 countries and has published extensively in the fields of project management, governance, contracts, and risk. His current research focuses on AI-enabled project management, stakeholder engagement, procurement, sustainability, and decision-making.
Reasons to attend
· Increase awareness of how Project Management Offices (PMOs) and Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3Os) contribute to successful strategy execution and organisational value creation.
· Provide delegates with practical guidance on establishing, developing and transforming PMOs/P3Os to align with organisational objectives and stakeholder expectations.
· Demonstrate how PMOs can move beyond administrative support to become strategic enablers of governance, prioritisation, benefits realisation and organisational change.
· Explore emerging trends shaping the future of PMOs, including AI, digital transformation, data-driven decision-making and agile ways of working.
Enable attendees to benchmark their own PMO practices and identify opportunities for enhancing organisational performance and project success.